Volvo’s convertible gets a new face. They tell us the rear’s updated, too.

If it’s still safe, don’t fix it. The Volvo C70 has always been a safe convertible, both in how it’s styled and in how it transports its occupants. Its sheltering demeanor also translates to a lack of driving pleasure, one that meant a last-place finish in a droptop comparo, as it fell to the BMW 328i, Audi A4, Saab 9-3, and Volkswagen Eos. For its 2011 refresh, the C70 gets a rhinoplasty, a new posterior, and a freshened interior, addressing precisely none of the qualms we have with the car.